by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts” ranking.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Massachusetts, there were 9,178 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,581 and $24,083 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 373 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,931 and $13,427 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Urban College of Boston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 67 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berkshire Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. BCC is a public institution located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roxbury Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. Roxbury Community College is located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fisher College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s education degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Cape Cod Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, and it awarded 17 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Quincy College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. Located in Quincy, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Northern Essex Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking. Haverhill, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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Bristol Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking. Bristol Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fall River, Massachusetts that handed out 42 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Massachusetts Bay Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking. MassBay Community College is a small school located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts that handed out 18 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Middlesex Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Bedford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 34 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Springfield Technical Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 26 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Quinsigamond Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Bunker Hill Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. BHCC is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Greenfield Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking. Greenfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Mount Wachusett Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. This small school is located in Gardner, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Dean College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Franklin, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
North Shore Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Danvers, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Holyoke Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Massasoit Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts ranking. Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized school located in Brockton, Massachusetts that handed out 6 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Education at Massasoit Community College
With a ranking of #20, Bay Path University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in Massachusetts list. Bay Path is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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